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Comment Re:It's "experimental" (Score 4, Insightful) 587

I don't know...the release notes specifically say:

Although G1 is available for use in this release, note that production use of G1 is only permitted where a Java support contract has been purchased.

On the other hand, I was unable to find any specific mention of G1 anywhere in the licensing agreement. However, I did find this:

Sun grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license without license fees to reproduce and use internally Software complete and unmodified for the sole purpose of running Programs.

If anyone is able to point out in the actual licensing where the quote from the release notes is backed up, I'd be interested. (text near the second quote there did allow for "exceptions" and "supplemental terms" - but I wasn't able to find any pertaining to G1)

Comment Re:Good. (Score 1) 403

Any car with a decent warranty would've given you the option of calling their corporate help line to send a flatbed from the nearest dealer. It's pretty standard these days.

This, while being a nice feature, feels a lot less helpful when the closest dealers is 300 miles and you live 500 miles in the other direction. Sure, they'll get your car to the dealership, but your trip is shot, you need transportation, and then you have to figure out how to get your car back after it's fixed. When this happens because of some minor, easily repaired part, and you have no way of knowing that, it is still pretty damned frustrating.

Comment Re:Fuck Republicans (Score 1) 381

The only solution is to take all private money out of the election process.

I disagree. There are other solutions. My preferred one is to strip the government's power to give handouts, aid, favor, etc to corporations. Matter of fact, limit the government's power to little more than the ability to protect our rights. I think you'll find that, when the government's power is limited, there is much less incentive for corporations to spend money to control it.

There needs to be iron-clad, enforced limitations on campaign finance, with a Justice Department squad whose only job is to make sure that a brand new set of campaign finance laws are enforced without exception.

So you're suggesting that we create a new arm of an already corrupt government that has the power to decide how campaigns can be run? An arm whose sole purpose is to make subjective decisions on what does and does not constitute political speech, and, effectively decide who gets to win an election? I'll pass.

Comment Re:Rubbish (Score 1) 296

Seriously, its up to parents to make sure that this doesn't happen, not Government. The problem is that there are too many lazy parents that prefer to keep their kids quiet with TV and Video Games than actually play together...Eductation doesn't stop at school, parents have an equal, if not more important, role in educating their children.

Did the article say something about Government intervention? (I didn't read it, but the summary sure didn't.) I have been led to understand that parenting is not an easy task - it seems to me that any additional information that might help one do it better should be welcomed.

Comment Re:Sorry, but Schools DO have Totalitarian control (Score 1) 420

While the GP was wrong, so are you. If you are on my property, I have every right to ban you for what you say. Not that I should, but I have that right. You'll notice that the first amendment says "Congress shall make no law restricting...". The fourteenth amendment applies the bill of rights to the states. School districts, in general, exist by virtue of state law, as an extension of the state government. Therefore, school districts are bound by the bill of rights. You, however, are not.

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